- Elevation, modelled
- 1,660 m
- Tallest summit within 23.3 miles
- Sandia Crest3,255 m · 9.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 661.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:24local time
- Coordinates
- 35.0982, -106.5356
Vista Verde Park is a park in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,660 m. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the north-northeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Snow Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.8 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Vista Verde Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | NNE 32° | 3,255 m | 9.1 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | NNE 25° | 3,184 m | 10.5 mi |
| The Needle | NNE 26° | 3,127 m | 9.9 mi |
| The Thumb | NNE 32° | 3,081 m | 8.7 mi |
| The Chimney | NNE 30° | 3,051 m | 9.2 mi |
| Tombstone | NNE 29° | 3,048 m | 9.6 mi |
| Jawbone | NE 42° | 3,014 m | 8.4 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | ENE 75° | 2,982 m | 6.1 mi |
- 1.8 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 6.3 mi off the El Camino RealNational
- 8.4 mi off the Turquoise TrailNational
- 8.4 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 6 mi
- Bet's Rock · 6 mi
- Flat Rock Overlook · 6 mi
- Pondorosa Point · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Snow Park: 0.4 mi
- Wade Circle Park: 0.7 mi
- Jeanne Bellamah Park: 0.9 mi
- Piedra Lisa Arroyo Park: 1.0 mi
- Conchas Park: 1.0 mi
Attractions
- LGM-30 Minuteman: 2.2 mi
- RIM-2 Terrier: 2.2 mi
- PGM-17A Thor: 2.2 mi
- UGM-27 Polaris: 2.2 mi
- PGM-19 Jupiter: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- U Mound: 3.3 mi
- Twin Peaks North: 5.3 mi
- Twin Peaks South: 5.5 mi
- South Sandia Peak: 6.1 mi
- Manzano Saddle: 6.8 mi
Artworks: 53
- M: 1.7 mi
- Guardian: 3.5 mi
- Osos del Cañon: 3.6 mi
- AA: 3.6 mi
- Giant Red Arrow: 3.9 mi
Museums: 30
- National Museum of Nuclear Science and History: 2.2 mi
- National Museum of Nuclear Science & History: 2.2 mi
- Veterans Center: 3.2 mi
- DTRA Museum: 3.4 mi
- University Art Museum: 4.9 mi
Picnic sites: 28
- Double Shelter Group Area: 5.8 mi
- Tingley Park: 7.1 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 7.8 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 8.8 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 27
- Microsoft Original Headquarters Plaque: 2.7 mi
- ATLAS-I Trestle: 4.9 mi
- USS NM Bell: 4.9 mi
- ATLAS-I Wedge: 4.9 mi
- Flame of Hope: 5.8 mi
Springs: 27
- Embudo Spring: 4.1 mi
- Oso Springs: 5.0 mi
- Three Gun Spring: 5.5 mi
- Bear Canyon Spring: 5.7 mi
- Old South Sandia Spring: 6.1 mi
Gardens: 16
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 1.2 mi
- Garden Center: 1.3 mi
- Winrock Garden: 1.4 mi
- La Mesa Neighborhood Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Trailhead: 7.5 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 9.1 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 12.9 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 13.5 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Travertine Falls: 8.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:47 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:20 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 40 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albuquerque Foothills NE, 3 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Albuquerque · 7 mi
- Cedar Crest · 9 mi
- Bernalillo · 14 mi
- Central New Mexico · 19 mi
- Edgewood · 20 mi
- Los Lunas · 23 mi
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